Online registration for WTBA International Open is now open
01/04/12
The WTBA International Open, the first World Tenpin Bowling Association owned and operated World Bowling Tour event, is the third stop of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and will be held from Jan. 28 - Feb. 5 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev.
The WTBA has announced that individual and squad registration for the WTBA International Open presented by Sunset Station are now available at the tournament website wtbaopen.com.
The WTBA Open is held concurrently with the United States Bowling Congress Masters, the second stop of the 2012 WBT, and the International Mini.
All three events, which have a total combined prize fund of approximately $500,000, will be conducted at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas, Nev., with a special additional prize fund of $30,000 available to those who compete in all three events.
The host hotel is Sunset Station and Casino, in which the bowling center is located. Players will not need to leave the hotel to bowl. To get the best rates, click here to connect to the hotel registration.
In the USA, you may call toll-free 888-786-7389, use offer code sciwtba. These rates expire January 10, 2012. Transportation from the Las Vegas International Airport (LAS) to Sunset Station is by taxi, approximately $40.
The WTBA International Open will feature a European-style re-entry format. There will be 20 qualifying squads and bowlers may compete on any squad to try to post their best six-game total. Women will receive six pins handicap per game.
After the conclusion of the 20 squads, the top 44 scores will qualify for the finals along with four bowlers from the one-game Desperado Squad at the end of qualifying.
The final three remaining bowlers in the finals format will earn an expenses-paid trip to suburban Paris for the stepladder finals, which will be held in conjunction with the Brunswick Euro Challenge on March 25.
The WTBA International Open will feature a first-place prize of at least $20,000 and an overall prize fund that will exceed $100,000.
The two-week stretch kicks off with the United States Bowling Congress Masters from Jan. 22-29, while the World Tenpin Bowling Association International Open and International Mini will be held concurrently from Jan. 28-Feb. 5.
For more information on the three events, please click here or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.MINI.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev. commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of more than 100 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA and the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldTenpinBowling.com.
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The WTBA International Open, the first World Tenpin Bowling Association owned and operated World Bowling Tour event, is the third stop of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and will be held from Jan. 28 - Feb. 5 at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev.The WTBA has announced that individual and squad registration for the WTBA International Open presented by Sunset Station are now available at the tournament website wtbaopen.com.
The WTBA Open is held concurrently with the United States Bowling Congress Masters, the second stop of the 2012 WBT, and the International Mini.
All three events, which have a total combined prize fund of approximately $500,000, will be conducted at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas, Nev., with a special additional prize fund of $30,000 available to those who compete in all three events.
The host hotel is Sunset Station and Casino, in which the bowling center is located. Players will not need to leave the hotel to bowl. To get the best rates, click here to connect to the hotel registration.
In the USA, you may call toll-free 888-786-7389, use offer code sciwtba. These rates expire January 10, 2012. Transportation from the Las Vegas International Airport (LAS) to Sunset Station is by taxi, approximately $40.
The WTBA International Open will feature a European-style re-entry format. There will be 20 qualifying squads and bowlers may compete on any squad to try to post their best six-game total. Women will receive six pins handicap per game.
After the conclusion of the 20 squads, the top 44 scores will qualify for the finals along with four bowlers from the one-game Desperado Squad at the end of qualifying.
The final three remaining bowlers in the finals format will earn an expenses-paid trip to suburban Paris for the stepladder finals, which will be held in conjunction with the Brunswick Euro Challenge on March 25.
The WTBA International Open will feature a first-place prize of at least $20,000 and an overall prize fund that will exceed $100,000.
The two-week stretch kicks off with the United States Bowling Congress Masters from Jan. 22-29, while the World Tenpin Bowling Association International Open and International Mini will be held concurrently from Jan. 28-Feb. 5.
For more information on the three events, please click here or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.MINI.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev. commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.The World Tenpin Bowling Association, which is made up of more than 100 bowling federations, governs the sport throughout the world. For more information on WTBA and the World Bowling Tour, visit WorldTenpinBowling.com.
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